Improvement in cotton-presses



l inited 51ans @anni @mitte GABRIEL UTLEY, OF CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA.

lLetters Patent No. 112,095, dated February 21, 1871.

IMPRQIEMENT IN COTTON-PRESSES.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom yit may concern:

tion and arrangement of a hay and cotton-press,1 as,

will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in thc art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in Which- Figure l is a side elevation, and

Figure 2, a plan view of my press.

A represents an upright bale-box, the end pieces of which, extend a suitable distance above the sides of the box, and are connected at their upper ends by the bar B.

The ends of -this bar B extend beyond the end pieces of the balebox, and are strengthened by means of metal plates a on the upper sides, as shown.

Through each end of the bar Bis a slot or inortise, in which the upper end of a sword, C, is inserted, the lower end of the same being pivoted to a lever, D, which is. pivoted itself to or between ears on the bottom platform of .the press.

On the outer edges of the swords G C are formed teeth 7J b, which are hooked downward, as shown lin iig. l.

These teeth catch upon pins e e in the ends ofthe follower-block E, the side beams of which pass through vertical slots in the end pieces of the bale-box A.

The ends of the follower E are strengthened by metal platesd on the upper side, which plates are slotted or mortised for the passage of the swords C C.

At each end, on the upper side of' the top-bar B, is a spring, f, which bears against the sword C and causes the teeth of the same to catch on the p in4 e in the end of the follower-block.

By the working of the levers D D the follower is brought down to press the bale, the said follower being held at each successive stroke of said levers by means of pawls hl h working in ratchets k k ou the inner sides of the end pieces of the balebox.

rlhe follower is raised by means of awindlass, Gr, att-ached to the side of the bale-box, and from which two ropes or chains, t' i, pass over pulleys m m to the follower.

II he upper ends of the swords C C are connected by a cord, n, so that by pulling on said cord the swords may beft-hro'wu inward when desired to raise the follower.

'lhe uppermostV tooth b on the swords is bent up-y ward to support the follower when raised up.

Having thus fully described my invention,

What I claim as new, and desire ,to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. The swords C C, provided with teeth li b, bent downward, and each with one tooth, b', above the other teeth bent upward, substantially as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. rlhe construction and arrangement of the box A, bar B, swords G C, leversV D '1), springs f f, cord n, follower E, pawls h l1, ratchets tk, windlass G, and cords t' t, all substantially' as and for the purposes herein set forth. Y

In testiinonytbat I claim the foregoing as my own I aix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

l-Witnesses: GABRIEL UTLEY.

ELMORE WrWooDs, JAMES Y. WATsoN. 

